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    Sweating Salt Soap

    I am in the UK and also had the same problem a while ago. It was about the same time into the cure incidentally and I just put it down to humidity in the air. What I found helped was one of those moisture trap thingys (with the absorbing crystals inside). Think I got it and the refills at...
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    Candle Making Products HELP

    Hi, Recently started on candles myself, not as easy as it looks is it, loads of testing of all the different variables! Where are you located? I presume UK as your prices are in £'s. If so, I think those prices are very high indeed. Rapeseed wax - Pillar blend is around £25/£26 & VAT @20%...
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    How to put Essential Oils on INCI list in Europe?

    Your supplier should be able to tell you, if it's not on their website - just ask them, any reputable supplier should reply & let you know. I found this:http://www.fresholi.co.uk/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=396:new-inci-names-by-sabon-soaps&catid=25&Itemid=51. Also got some...
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    Organic Grain Alcohol for Natural perfume making

    Don't think the organic grain alcohol is available to buy here.Most use denatured alcohol which is available here.Their info page says you need a licence from HMRC and informs you how to go about it. The following suppliers, however do not mention such a licence. Perfumers alcohol available here...
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    FO And EO suppliers in Uk

    Only allergen free ones at sp I tried were granny smith and maraschino cherry. Cherry was quite nice in cold process soap. Apple smelled ok oob but morphed in the actual soap and did not stick well. Good seller communication, went out of their way to solve a problem with my order and the free...
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    FO And EO suppliers in Uk

    Sensory Perfection - Good quality and selection but can be slow with dispatch/delivery, prices not too bad but don't forget vat will be added at checkout. Spend over £10 and you get a free fragrance oil sample, click on freebies in side menu. Only ordered with these when I first started and...
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    UK fo's??

    You're welcome. Would be lovely to see what u come up with.
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    UK fo's??

    I don't sell but I have been giving a lot of thought lately to a home nations range of scents i.e.England/Ireland/Scotland/Wales. These are the ideas so far: England, English rose, English country garden, English orchard fruits, Tea (We have a national obession with the stuff though I don't...
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    UK fo's??

    Will do. Any others u were looking for? If you are looking for a particularly Scottish fragrance have u thought: of Scottish Blossom Honey, Raspberry Blossom and Honey, any Oatmeal scent, any Raspberry scent, Scots Pine, Heather, Whisky, Scottish Rain (any rain type scent and rename it?).These...
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    UK fo's??

    Where did u see it in the UK? I could only find it at Sensory Perfection and it's out of stock. If it is somewhere I plan on ordering from, I can get some and a) let u know what it smells like and b)maybe put it in a product that I could send for you to try and duplicate it? Any others?
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    UK fo's??

    Tried to edit my original post but it didn't appear so I'll post here, just looked at the Post Office website and there are restrictions and prohibitions for international mail. The following CANNOT be sent internationally:Flammable liquids, This includes mixtures of liquids or liquids...
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    UK fo's??

    Seriously? We've got something that u can't easily source over there? I spend so much time drooling at the selection of everything you have in the U.S and the prices are so much better. I wish we had half the selection of products u have. When things are available over here the prices are very...
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    A Lye Issue?

    I freeze my coconut milk into ice cube trays the night before soaping. I dissolve the lye into 1/2 the water required for recipe. When the lye has fully dissolved but is still hot, I add the frozen cubes of coconut milk to the lye solution. This brings the temperature down quickly so you're not...
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    PIF help? (UK)

    I have no personal interest in selling, was just trying to help the OP. Lindy-did you mean to pm me or was it meant for speckledfawn? Thanks anyway - Rachel x.
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    PIF help? (UK)

    Hi, Had no idea what those terms meant as I'm not certified. I wanted to know the answer though so I googled and found this.http://ec.europa.eu/consumers/cosmetics/cosing/. Thought it might be useful to you as you type in the common name like sodium hydroxide or olive oil and it tells you the...
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